@article{Asiry:198244,
      recid = {198244},
      author = {Asiry, Khalid A. and Hassan, Sami Saeed M. and AlRashidi,  Monif M.},
      title = {Factors Affecting Agricultural Sustainability–ACase Study  of Hail Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia},
      journal = {Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development},
      address = {2013-10},
      number = {393-2016-23942},
      series = {1-343-AJARD, 3(10)2013-674-687},
      pages = {14},
      year = {2013},
      abstract = {Availability of data on agricultural activities and  production are essential for an appropriate socio-economic  planning and sustainability. This study was conducted using  a questionnaire that was randomly distributed to farmers to  identify some features of the agricultural activities in  Hail region and to serve as baseline data on agricultural  practices. The questionnaire was divided into main topics  including socio-economic status of farms, farm area, main  crops, production systems, agricultural practices,  financial support, and use of wind breaks, water  conservation, animal husbandry and marketing. Some of the  results showed that date palms and alfalfa fodder were  found to be the main grown crops in addition to citrus,  grapes, vegetables, wheat and Rye. In most cases, all these  crops were cultivated in open fields, compared to only 18%  grown in green houses. About half of the farmers adopted  the monoculture system and only 44.9% of them applied the  crop rotation. More than 70% of farmers raise animals and  the most commonly reared animal are sheep (53.6%) followed  by goats (23%), camels (18%) and poultry (4.5%). The study  revealed that Hail region is an important agricultural area  in KSA and some agricultural practices need to be revised  and directed towards sustainability through extension  programmes.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/198244},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.198244},
}